Monthly Archives: March 2013

Honfleur, Normandy

Posted on 24/03/2013 by Martin

When I was a teenager I had a book about photographic techniques in which Honfleur was used extensively to demonstrate f-numbers, shutter speeds, ASA settings and similar wizardry. I thought then that nowhere could be that perfect, and have been … Continue reading →

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La Forêt Nouvelle

Posted on 18/03/2013 by Martin

Off to Normandy for a few days, via Portsmouth to Le Havre, so, on the way, we’re calling in to see a childhood friend of S’s who lives in Chandler’s Ford in Hampshire. We thought we’d make a diversion through … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham

Posted on 16/03/2013 by Martin

Cheltenham for a wander around the Leckhampton Road and Montpellier districts. Antique (i.e. expensive junk) and second-hand charity (i.e. cheap junk) shops, mostly. Also, lots of organic food shops. Lots in common with Bath – a bit “up itself”, but … Continue reading →

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Like a block of flats

Posted on 12/03/2013 by Martin

Two or three times a week, enormous sea-going container ships go to and from the Portbury docks, on the Severn estuary, and pass by a headland near us. According to a plaque on a stone memorial to honour the lost seafarers … Continue reading →

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Stothert and Pitt.

Posted on 07/03/2013 by Martin

In the late-1970s I worked for a heavy engineering company called Stothert and Pitt, in Bath. I worked on computer systems which controlled such things as stock and production control, Bill of Materials Processing (BoMP) and Production Evaluation and Revue … Continue reading →

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The pub with no beer.

Posted on 03/03/2013 by Martin

Being a Sunday, with nothing else on, I joined The Hash House Harriers for a jog around Hambrook, north of Bristol. “Hashing” consists of social jogging, following a pre-laid trail, and social drinking, usually beer. It’s traditional and aims, usually … Continue reading →

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